Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by SOSA - SAFE FROM ONLINE SEX ABUSE INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $743,143
Total expenses: $623,375
Contributions and grants received: $705,791
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $8,500
Investment income: $0
Other revenue: $28,852
Total assets, end of year: $297,299
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,652
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $295,647
Program services expenses (Part IX): $379,249
Management and general expenses: $150,240
Fundraising expenses: $93,886
Program service expenses (Part III): $379,249

Program services were 60.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$705,791
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$125,202
2a · Program service revenue: SPEAKING FEES

total $8,500 · related or exempt $8,500
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$9,565
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$0
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $9,565 · excluded $9,565
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$19,287
10b · Cost of goods sold

$0
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $19,287 · related or exempt $19,287

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $126,323 · program services $103,585 · management and general $22,738
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $199,068 · program services $90,571 · management and general $41,003 · fundraising $67,494
9 · Other employee benefits

total $29,798 · program services $17,919 · management and general $5,610 · fundraising $6,269
10 · Payroll taxes

total $26,265 · program services $15,703 · management and general $5,145 · fundraising $5,417
11c · Fees: accounting

total $24,300 · management and general $24,300
11g · Fees: other

total $42,126 · program services $33,449 · management and general $8,540 · fundraising $137
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $1,375 · program services $1,160 · fundraising $215
13 · Office expenses

total $14,552 · program services $9,101 · management and general $3,832 · fundraising $1,619
16 · Occupancy

total $41,287 · program services $26,847 · management and general $8,362 · fundraising $6,078
17 · Travel

total $52,903 · program services $50,346 · management and general $2,350 · fundraising $207
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $577 · management and general $577
23 · Insurance

total $4,104 · management and general $4,104
24a · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

total $17,712 · management and general $17,712
24b · Other expenses: THERAPY

total $15,484 · program services $15,484
24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

total $14,565 · program services $11,232 · management and general $1,641 · fundraising $1,692
24d · Other expenses: SOFTWARE

total $8,461 · program services $1,610 · management and general $3,260 · fundraising $3,591
24e · All other expenses

total $4,475 · program services $2,242 · management and general $1,066 · fundraising $1,167

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $127,410 · end of year $252,920
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $16,765 · end of year $22,693
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $25,000 · end of year $0
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $16,333
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $4,528 · end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $3,457 · end of year $4,123
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$1,807
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$577
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,230
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $1,281 · end of year $1,652
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $175,879 · end of year $295,647

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

SOSA IS A NONPROFIT THAT FIGHTS ONLINE CHILD SEX ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION THROUGH UNDERCOVER OPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND SURVIVOR SUPPORT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SOSA IS A NONPROFIT THAT FIGHTS ONLINE CHILD SEX ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION.

SUPPORTED MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION EFFORTS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PROSECUTORS, COURTS, CHILD PROTECTION PARTNERS, AND INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN (ICAC) TASK FORCES TO STRENGTHEN IDENTIFICATION, INVESTIGATION, AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND EXPLOITATION CASES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CASE COORDINATION INVOLVING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL (CSAM), ONLINE ENTICEMENT AND GROOMING, SEXTORTION OF MINORS, AND OTHER FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED SEXUAL ABUSE; SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIVE INITIATIVES; COURT-RELATED AND VICTIM-WITNESS SUPPORT FOR CHILD SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND CROSS-AGENCY RESPONSE COORDINATION DESIGNED TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN AND ACCELERATE INTERVENTION.

Expenses $248,997 · Revenue $27,787
AWARENESS & TRAINING - DELIVERED PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS FOCUSED ON THE PREVENTION OF ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION. PROGRAMMING EQUIPPED PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, EDUCATORS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RECOGNIZE WARNING SIGNS OF ONLINE GROOMING, SEXTORTION, AND EXPLOITATION; UNDERSTAND AGE-APPROPRIATE ONLINE SAFETY PRACTICES FOR MINORS; AND APPLY BEST PRACTICES FOR HOW TO RESPOND TO AND REPORT HARM TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING HELPED ICAC INVESTIGATIONS RUN MORE EFFECTIVE UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS USING DECOYS.

Expenses $108,060
SURVIVOR SUPPORT - PROVIDED DIRECT, TRAMA-INFORMED, SURVIVOR-CENTERED SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF ONLINE SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS. SERVICES CONNECTED SURVIVORS WITH SPECIALIZED THERAPISTS, PROVIDED CARE PACKAGES TO MINORS TESTIFYING IN COURT REGARDING THEIR ABUSE, AND SENT TOILETRIES TO EXPLOITATION SURVIVORS AWAITING TRIAL.

Expenses $22,192

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

R PowellR POWELL

FOUNDER & CEO

Total calculated

$126,323

From this org

$126,323

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

50
Maximiliano GrassMAXIMILIANO GRASS

DIRECTOR (THROUGH MAY 2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Rachel HansonRACHEL HANSON

DIRECTOR (THROUGH MARCH 2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jun Young RoJUN YOUNG RO

BOARD CHAIR (THROUGH MAY 2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Sherry NipkoSHERRY NIPKO

TREASURER (THROUGH MARCH 2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Dr Anne EhrlichDR ANNE EHRLICH

BOARD CHAIR (AS OF MAY 2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Andrew CANDREW C

TREASURER (AS OF MAY 2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Taj HaiderTAJ HAIDER

SECRETARY (AS OF MAY 2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2025
Filed: 15 May 2026
IRS schema version: 2025v4.1
Source object: 202611359349306926

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